The director actually wanted to shoot at Thermopylae but 2,500 years of silt had shrunk the Malian Gulf drastically since the battle in 480 BC, turning the strait where the battle was originally fought into a broad coastal plain.Īccording to Miller, who gave numerous interviews about his inspiration behind developing the project, actor Richard Egan’s portrayal of King Leonidas changed his perception of the role of a hero, realizing that heroes don’t always succeed, and sometimes they have to sacrifice themselves for the greater good. The 1962 film was directed by Rudolph Maté and was shot on location in the village of Perachora near the Corinth Canal in the Peloponnese. The film “300” was actually adapted from a graphic novel by comic book illustrator Frank Miller, who first became fascinated with the Battle of Thermopylae after he saw the epic film by 20th Century Fox called “The 300 Spartans” as a boy.
Some fun facts about the smash hit epic film of our generation “300” and how life, history and art are interconnected and can lead to great things- like blockbuster films. Long before Gerard Butler yelled… “This is Sparta,” making him as famous globally as King Leonidas was in antiquity, there was Richard Egan and his 1962 portrayal of the famous Greek king who battled the savage Persians in the fight that saved the West.
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